Wattson
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Wattson is a surname most notably associated with Paul Wattson, an American Anglican and later Catholic priest who co-founded the Society of the Atonement and promoted the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wattson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15012647 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wattson Context triple: [Paul Wattson, familyName, Wattson]
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A.
Musgrave Watson
Musgrave Watson was a 19th-century British sculptor best known for his bronze reliefs and other public monuments in the United Kingdom.
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B.
Killick
Killick is the irascible yet fiercely loyal steward and servant to Captain Jack Aubrey in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin naval novels.
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C.
Marvyn
Marvyn is an English surname historically associated with families such as that of the Tudor-era politician James Marvyn.
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D.
Nevil
Nevil is a given name and surname, typically considered a variant spelling of Nevill or Neville.
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E.
Dawsen
Dawsen is a given name and surname, typically considered a modern or variant spelling of Dawson.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wattson Target entity description: Wattson is a surname most notably associated with Paul Wattson, an American Anglican and later Catholic priest who co-founded the Society of the Atonement and promoted the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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A.
Musgrave Watson
Musgrave Watson was a 19th-century British sculptor best known for his bronze reliefs and other public monuments in the United Kingdom.
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B.
Killick
Killick is the irascible yet fiercely loyal steward and servant to Captain Jack Aubrey in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin naval novels.
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C.
Marvyn
Marvyn is an English surname historically associated with families such as that of the Tudor-era politician James Marvyn.
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D.
Nevil
Nevil is a given name and surname, typically considered a variant spelling of Nevill or Neville.
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E.
Dawsen
Dawsen is a given name and surname, typically considered a modern or variant spelling of Dawson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.